Jamuria:
Two persons were electrocuted, 15 others injured and a Durga Puja pandal gutted when a
high tension electricity wire snapped after a storm in West Bengal's Burdwan district today.
The incident took place in the evening at Parasar village in Jamuria, additional police commissioner of Durgapur-Asansol Commissionerate Suraj Kumar said.
The high tension wire snapped and fell on a community puja pandal, gutting it and adjoining stalls.
The area, adjacent to Bihar, has been experiencing rain and storm since morning in the aftermath of Cyclone Phailin that pounded Odisha and northern Andhra Pradesh yesterday.
The two youths who were electrocuted were visiting the mela ground at the time. One of them hailed from South 24-Parganas district.
The 15 injured are being treated at various nearby health centres and hospitals, Mr Kumar added.
high tension electricity wire snapped after a storm in West Bengal's Burdwan district today.
The incident took place in the evening at Parasar village in Jamuria, additional police commissioner of Durgapur-Asansol Commissionerate Suraj Kumar said.
The high tension wire snapped and fell on a community puja pandal, gutting it and adjoining stalls.
The area, adjacent to Bihar, has been experiencing rain and storm since morning in the aftermath of Cyclone Phailin that pounded Odisha and northern Andhra Pradesh yesterday.
The two youths who were electrocuted were visiting the mela ground at the time. One of them hailed from South 24-Parganas district.
The 15 injured are being treated at various nearby health centres and hospitals, Mr Kumar added.
